NBD, yard sale Fender

[Old Fart]

I like the color. Or do something crazy with it. Carpet it with stickers. Paint it orange. Whatever.

Candidly, that seems like a LOT of pedals.

Yes, I noticed in the picture the fretboard may have 7.25" radius. Like Leo intended.

Congrats.

 

[TN WOODMAN]

Those Strat style knobs are a tell that the pups are the same size.

The “Vintage White” or yellowed Olympic White is one of my favorite Fender colors for bass and guitar. I’m not usually into painted headstocks on Fenders. Or purple axes.

I post only to illustrate how we all have different preferences and that’s cool . It’s yours to do as you see fit. Great deal . Enjoy.

 

[Spidey2112]

You know you want to.

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I can't... but, I could see @catcauphonic jumping all over this.

The bass... the bass.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Drummer from our last band texted me a photo of this MIM Fender Jazz about a month ago. It was spotted at somebody's yardsale closer to Tacoma with a $200 asking price, and he asked if I was interested.

Though I'm not a fan of buying a bass I can't hold first, I told him if it looked well maintained and the neck was straight that I'd take it. Aside from my cheap starter Yamaha P/J, i really only have my beloved Spector to gig with, and it's different enough from what I have that it might inspire differently, and worse case is I move it along if I don't bond with it after some time.

Due to recent circumstances, there was a gap in time before he was able to meet me just a few days ago to make the exchange over lunch.

It was definitely well maintained. It didn't appear to have much playtime on it, but the original owner did put some GHS Bass Boomers on there, and some of the pickup poles and screws apear to have a little bit of rust on them. Serial number dates it as a 1995-96, and to my pleasant surprise it also came with that nice wide strap, the stand it's on, and a snug unblemished Roadrunner hard case that has about a dozen Dunlop 2.0 plectrums that i like inside.

Here she be:
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I haven't given it too much playtime since getting it home, nor have I checked it for the infamous dead spot(s) that isn't really a thing with my Spector.

I played it long enough to know that the string spacing is a bit wider than I'm used to, the fingerboard definitely has more of a radius to it, and it did have a tiny bit of hiss running into the amp thru my somewhat large pedalboard unless I rolled the tone way down on the bass and amp.

That was a few days ago, and i kinda just left it on the stand while the Spector went off to practice and I had some other projects going including rearranging and rewiring the board >

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I'll give it another plug in today thru the newest board configuration as well as straight into the Genz Benz Shuttle 6.2 and try it with the V4B at the prax space soon.

One thing thats gonna be a problem for me personally (and I knew this as soon as i saw the first picture) is that I'm not at all a fan of the colour or how Fender leaves the headstock unpainted so the carpet doesn't match the drapes... that has always annoyed me (even if I liked the body color), although it would be less bothersome if the fingerboard were maple instead of rosewood.

If I'm gonna keep it I'll either be eventually joining the Purple Bass Club here or maybe starting a new one called the Leopard Print Bass Club >^..^<

I bought my son a brand new MIM Jazz back in 1996. He still is using as a Marine Corp Bassist. I did install Fender Replacement 62 Pick ups in 2003. It made a huge difference. Nice light bass. For $200 (seems to me I paid a little more), how can you squawk. A bit of warning, the body is very soft Susceptible to denting , and watch those little screws that hold the tuning gears to the head stock.

 

[5StringBlues]

I can't... but, I could see @catcauphonic jumping all over this.

The bass... the bass.

Here's another shot:

It's a Marty Bell finish, tho I don't see this exact finish on his website. It has small flakes of red and light blue in it.




But the purples available look great!

Of course, if he can do this, he can probably do leopard!

 

[CatchaCuda]

Nice score! Perhaps a purple swirl in the future?

 

[Fender_Bender]

Good deal. It takes quite a bit of time for the white to age to this colour, so I don’t think you’d have a hard time selling the body. You could then replace it with whatever you want. Pretty sure the mims had poplar bodies at this time.

 

[2F/2F]

More than fair price. I'd wash it off and turn it around to make $100 or $200.

 

[Methaneman]

Drummer from our last band texted me a photo of this MIM Fender Jazz about a month ago. It was spotted at somebody's yardsale closer to Tacoma with a $200 asking price, and he asked if I was interested.

Though I'm not a fan of buying a bass I can't hold first, I told him if it looked well maintained and the neck was straight that I'd take it. Aside from my cheap starter Yamaha P/J, i really only have my beloved Spector to gig with, and it's different enough from what I have that it might inspire differently, and worse case is I move it along if I don't bond with it after some time.

Due to recent circumstances, there was a gap in time before he was able to meet me just a few days ago to make the exchange over lunch.

It was definitely well maintained. It didn't appear to have much playtime on it, but the original owner did put some GHS Bass Boomers on there, and some of the pickup poles and screws apear to have a little bit of rust on them. Serial number dates it as a 1995-96, and to my pleasant surprise it also came with that nice wide strap, the stand it's on, and a snug unblemished Roadrunner hard case that has about a dozen Dunlop 2.0 plectrums that i like inside.

Here she be:
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I haven't given it too much playtime since getting it home, nor have I checked it for the infamous dead spot(s) that isn't really a thing with my Spector.

I played it long enough to know that the string spacing is a bit wider than I'm used to, the fingerboard definitely has more of a radius to it, and it did have a tiny bit of hiss running into the amp thru my somewhat large pedalboard unless I rolled the tone way down on the bass and amp.

That was a few days ago, and i kinda just left it on the stand while the Spector went off to practice and I had some other projects going including rearranging and rewiring the board >

View attachment 3990181

I'll give it another plug in today thru the newest board configuration as well as straight into the Genz Benz Shuttle 6.2 and try it with the V4B at the prax space soon.

One thing thats gonna be a problem for me personally (and I knew this as soon as i saw the first picture) is that I'm not at all a fan of the colour or how Fender leaves the headstock unpainted so the carpet doesn't match the drapes... that has always annoyed me (even if I liked the body color), although it would be less bothersome if the fingerboard were maple instead of rosewood.

If I'm gonna keep it I'll either be eventually joining the Purple Bass Club here or maybe starting a new one called the Leopard Print Bass Club >^..^<

Can't go wrong for $200. Looks like the white aged. I like white basses but purple would be cool.

 

[Guild B301]

It looks like normal Fender Olympic White to me.

 

[2112]

You have shoes on? The foot fetish guys in denial are grateful.

@Peteyboy

 

[2112]

Purple? Leopard print?

How about both?

 

[Bleecker]

???

Somewhere theres a thread about feet in bass pictures...just being a wisea$$...again!

That's a great deal for sure! I like the color alright but I'm kinda Gasin" for a purple bass lately, so I vote purple!

Cheers!

 

[Fat Freddy]

Drummer from our last band texted me a photo of this MIM Fender Jazz about a month ago. It was spotted at somebody's yardsale closer to Tacoma with a $200 asking price, and he asked if I was interested.

Though I'm not a fan of buying a bass I can't hold first, I told him if it looked well maintained and the neck was straight that I'd take it. Aside from my cheap starter Yamaha P/J, i really only have my beloved Spector to gig with, and it's different enough from what I have that it might inspire differently, and worse case is I move it along if I don't bond with it after some time.

Due to recent circumstances, there was a gap in time before he was able to meet me just a few days ago to make the exchange over lunch.

It was definitely well maintained. It didn't appear to have much playtime on it, but the original owner did put some GHS Bass Boomers on there, and some of the pickup poles and screws apear to have a little bit of rust on them. Serial number dates it as a 1995-96, and to my pleasant surprise it also came with that nice wide strap, the stand it's on, and a snug unblemished Roadrunner hard case that has about a dozen Dunlop 2.0 plectrums that i like inside.

Here she be:
View attachment 3990136 View attachment 3990140 View attachment 3990138 View attachment 3990154 View attachment 3990137 View attachment 3990152

I haven't given it too much playtime since getting it home, nor have I checked it for the infamous dead spot(s) that isn't really a thing with my Spector.

I played it long enough to know that the string spacing is a bit wider than I'm used to, the fingerboard definitely has more of a radius to it, and it did have a tiny bit of hiss running into the amp thru my somewhat large pedalboard unless I rolled the tone way down on the bass and amp.

That was a few days ago, and i kinda just left it on the stand while the Spector went off to practice and I had some other projects going including rearranging and rewiring the board >

View attachment 3990181

I'll give it another plug in today thru the newest board configuration as well as straight into the Genz Benz Shuttle 6.2 and try it with the V4B at the prax space soon.

One thing thats gonna be a problem for me personally (and I knew this as soon as i saw the first picture) is that I'm not at all a fan of the colour or how Fender leaves the headstock unpainted so the carpet doesn't match the drapes... that has always annoyed me (even if I liked the body color), although it would be less bothersome if the fingerboard were maple instead of rosewood.

If I'm gonna keep it I'll either be eventually joining the Purple Bass Club here or maybe starting a new one called the Leopard Print Bass Club >^..^<

Nice bass Catman!.....Hope you fall in love with it..........

Latest unfinished finish on the slide bass.....

Only about a dozen coats of clear to go......

 

[Ric5]

Drummer from our last band texted me a photo of this MIM Fender Jazz about a month ago. It was spotted at somebody's yardsale closer to Tacoma with a $200 asking price, and he asked if I was interested.

Though I'm not a fan of buying a bass I can't hold first, I told him if it looked well maintained and the neck was straight that I'd take it. Aside from my cheap starter Yamaha P/J, i really only have my beloved Spector to gig with, and it's different enough from what I have that it might inspire differently, and worse case is I move it along if I don't bond with it after some time.

Due to recent circumstances, there was a gap in time before he was able to meet me just a few days ago to make the exchange over lunch.

It was definitely well maintained. It didn't appear to have much playtime on it, but the original owner did put some GHS Bass Boomers on there, and some of the pickup poles and screws apear to have a little bit of rust on them. Serial number dates it as a 1995-96, and to my pleasant surprise it also came with that nice wide strap, the stand it's on, and a snug unblemished Roadrunner hard case that has about a dozen Dunlop 2.0 plectrums that i like inside.

Here she be:
View attachment 3990136 View attachment 3990140 View attachment 3990138 View attachment 3990154 View attachment 3990137 View attachment 3990152

I haven't given it too much playtime since getting it home, nor have I checked it for the infamous dead spot(s) that isn't really a thing with my Spector.

I played it long enough to know that the string spacing is a bit wider than I'm used to, the fingerboard definitely has more of a radius to it, and it did have a tiny bit of hiss running into the amp thru my somewhat large pedalboard unless I rolled the tone way down on the bass and amp.

That was a few days ago, and i kinda just left it on the stand while the Spector went off to practice and I had some other projects going including rearranging and rewiring the board >

View attachment 3990181

I'll give it another plug in today thru the newest board configuration as well as straight into the Genz Benz Shuttle 6.2 and try it with the V4B at the prax space soon.

One thing thats gonna be a problem for me personally (and I knew this as soon as i saw the first picture) is that I'm not at all a fan of the colour or how Fender leaves the headstock unpainted so the carpet doesn't match the drapes... that has always annoyed me (even if I liked the body color), although it would be less bothersome if the fingerboard were maple instead of rosewood.

If I'm gonna keep it I'll either be eventually joining the Purple Bass Club here or maybe starting a new one called the Leopard Print Bass Club >^..^<

it looks like it is worth $200 to me

 

[matty1039]

Nice score. I’ve got that book too. Lol.

 

[Spidey2112]

Here's another shot:

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It's a Marty Bell finish, tho I don't see this exact finish on his website. It has small flakes of red and light blue in it.




But the purples available look great!




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Of course, if he can do this, he can probably do leopard!


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The Bengal tiger would do just fine.

 

[kesslari]

I'd call that a score. Enjoy!

 

[Peteyboy]

@Peteyboy

2112 - no, no, no. Shoes on in the house is what separates us from the animals. Not much else does really. Catcauphonic got a smokin deal on that J and he's not about to disrespect that with any footobomb dynamic.

 

[Peteyboy]

You have shoes on? The foot fetish guys in denial are grateful.